On tonight’s show, me and DJ Sparrow took some time to go through their personal CD collection to pull out many hidden gems and classic oldies. We talked about the blurred lines between folk and punk and pulled some unorthodox tracks out from artists like Ween and the Replacements. After learning the true life of a disk jokey we ended things off with a few different sets of songs: a group of softer, sadder songs by artists like Bon Iver and Nick Drake, a few more classic country tunes like “Big Iron” and “Moonlight Mile”, before leaving things off with a collection of newer songs by modern artists in the genre. Our playlist is attached here, see you ’round the fire next time.
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Torch & Twang 9.9.25
September 9, 2025
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About the Contributors
Dante Chinni-Ianzito, Co-Host of The Progressive Torch & Twang
Outside of his show here at Impact, Dante (he/him) stays very busy around campus. He’s a double major in International Relations and Comparative Cultures and Politics with two minors as well. Beyond that, he spends plenty of time doing nerd stuff like model UN and Dungeons and Dragons. With all that going on, he enjoys spending some time relaxing and listening to a bit of old time folk and country when we can. At the moment, his favorite song lyrics are “Down the sand forever/only music is forever” but ask him in a few days again in a few days and he’ll probably have a different answer for you.
Wren Cueter, Co-Host of The Progressive Torch & Twang
Wren (they/them) is a Junior here at MSU studying English and hopes to go into the bigger music industry some day. Ever since they were a little kid they’ve loved music and has now become a major music collector with over 1200 records on cd. Some of their favorite music is folk music and they’ll defend Bob Dylan the day they die. Come listen into the Torch and Twang every Tuesday 8pm-12am to hear them and their co-host ramble on about their favorite folk and country tunes.